2023年石門縣考研《英語一》考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)完形填空(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1—15小題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑?！癟heimportantthingisnottostopquestioning.Curiosityhasitsownreasonforexisting.”—AlbertEinsteinIt’snosecretthatcuriositymakeslearningmoreeffectiveand1Curiousstudentsnotonlyaskquestions,butalso2seekouttheanswers.Without3,SirIsaacNewtonwouldhaveneverputforwardthelawsofphysics,AlexanderFlemingprobablywouldn’thave4penicillin(青霉素)，andMarieCurie’spioneeringresearchonradioactivitymaynotexist.Curiosityisjustas5asintelligenceindetermininghowwellstudentsdoinschool.Curiosity6thebrainforlearning.Asweallknown,we’remorelikelyto7whatwe’velearnedwhenthesubjectmatterinterestsus.Actually,curiosityalsohelpsuslearninformationwedon’tconsider8orimportant.Soifateacherisableto9students’curiosity,they’llbebetterpreparedtolearnthingsthattheywouldnormallyconsiderboringordifficult.Forinstance,ifastudentstruggleswith10,personalizingmathproblemtomatchtheirspecificinterestcouldhelpthem11rememberhowtogoaboutsolvingsimilarmathproblemsinthefuture.However,scientiststhinkthattherearestillafewthingsthatremain12aboutcuriosity’sroleinlearning.Foronething,scientistshaveyettodetermineitslong-termeffects.Forinstance,ifastudent’scuriosityisarousedatthe13ofaschoolday,willithelpthembetterabsorbinformationalldaylong?Anotherthingthe14arekeentoinvestigateiswhysomepeoplearemore15curiousthanothers,andwhichfactorsmostinfluencehowcuriousweare.1、A．enjoyableB．impossibleC．difficultD．a(chǎn)voidable2、A．lazilyB．a(chǎn)ctivelyC．dependentlyD．negatively3、A．energyB．curiosityC．technologyD．secret4、A．inventedB．discoveredC．heardD．learned5、A．importantB．easyC．sensitiveD．heavy6、A．blamesB．searchesC．begsD．prepares7、A．rememberB．dislikeC．forgiveD．a(chǎn)bandon8、A．interestingB．boringC．friendlyD．a(chǎn)wful9、A．a(chǎn)rouseB．removeC．recordD．miss10、A．physicsB．chemistryC．mathD．biology11、A．betterB．lessC．louderD．harder12、A．distinctB．unclearC．certainD．confident13、A．beginningB．endC．a(chǎn)geD．time14、A．teachersB．studentsC．researchersD．police15、A．immediatelyB．indifferentlyC．naturallyD．seriouslySectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Asavolunteer,CharlieStarbuckhashelpedtoplanttressonthestreetsofSanFrancisco.Hehastheminjustabouteverypartofthiscity.Walkablockortwoinvirtuallyanyneighborhood,andyouwillfindMr.Starbuck’sfingerprintsarethere.Whatevertreespeciesyoumightseethere,chancesareexcellentthatStarbuckhelpedplantitwithhisownhands.Starbuckhasvolunteeredwithacitywidetree-plantingprogramsince1981;that’soverthirtyyearsofweeklyplantingswithoutpay.“ForCharlietobethatconsistent,”saysDougWildman,programdirectorofSanFrancisco’sFriendsoftheUrbanForest(FUF).“Well,heisourrock.”Despiteallitscharm,SanFranciscoisnotparticularlygreen.Sandysoil,saltyair,lotsofwindandnarrowstreetsarecommonexplanationsforitslowtreecount.Formorethanthreedecades,Starbuckhasbeenonamissiontochangethat.Heactsasaguideandteachertohome-ownersandvolunteersandteachesthemhowtoplanttrees.Helovestotalkabouttrees.“Mycurrentfavoriteisthestrawberrytree,”hesays.Treeexpertshereareconstantlyonthelookoutforspeciesthatcanhandlethelocalclimate.Thestrawberrytree,withitsmockredfruitthathangsinclusters,isinhighdemand.Careisrelativelysimple.MostofSanFranciscohassandysoil,soitisalmostimpossibletooverwaterthetrees,Starbucksays.Justbeforeayoungtreegoesintheground,Starbuckusesaboxcuttertomakeverticalslicesdowneachsideoftherootballsotherootsdon’tcontinuetogrowinacircularway,astheydointheircontainers.Heisalsoparticularaboutstaking(用柱子支撐)thetree.Threepolesaredrivenin,andthensoftclothstrapsareattachedtoeachpolesothatthetreecanwaveabit.Theabilitytowaveactuallystrengthensthetrunk.Whilethecitymaystillbeshortontrees,nearly1,000newtreestookrootherelastyearthankstoFUF.Itreceivesnearlyhalfofitsfundsfromthefederalgovernmentandmostoftherestfromstateandlocalgovernments,individuals,corporationsandfoundations.Onawalkthroughhisownneighborhood,PacificHeights,Starbuckhasatreestoryforalmosteveryblock.HisdestinationnowisacornerofNobHill.“Allyouusedtoseeherewereconcreteandparkedcars,”Starbuckexplains.“Butnow,”hesayswithpride,“youcanseesomegreen.”Starbuckwaspartofateamthatplantedmagnolias(木蘭)recentlythere.“it’sthebeforeandafter,”Starbucksays.“That’swhatit’saboutforme.”1、WhatdoesDougWildmanthinkofStarbuck?A．HeisthefounderofFUFB．HeisdependablevolunteerofFUFC．HeishardtogetalongwithD．Hehassetanexampletoothers2、WhyisprobablyStarbuckinvolvedinthisvoluntarywork?A．BecausehewantstoplantmoretreesB．BecausehehopestoimpresstheimportanceofplantingtreesonpeopleC．BecausehehopestochangethesituationSanFranciscofacesD．Becausehewantstogetmoresupportfromthegovernment3、WhatdoesthelastparagraphimplyaboutStarbuck?A．HecanpredictwhatthefutureislikeB．HecansumupwhathappenedinthepastC．HeconsidersithisdutytobringchangesD．Heunderstandsthepastandfuture4、Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A．ToexplaintherolesoftreesinbigcitiesB．TocallonpeopletoplantmoretreesincitiesC．TodescribethebadsituationofSanFranciscoD．Tointroduceaman’sefforttoplanttreesText2FlyingHighBarringtonIrvingmadehishistoricflightandfoundedaneducationalnon-profit-makingorganization.Hismessageforkids:“Theonlythingthatseparatesyoufromscientistsisdetermination,hardworkandastronglikingforwhatyouwanttoachieve.”Thesecret,hebelieves,ishavingadreaminthefirstplace,andthatstartswithlearningexperiencesthatinspirekidstobuildcareers.ThemomentofinspirationforIrvingcameattheageof15inhisparents’bookstore.Onecustomer,aprofessionalpilot,askedIrvingifhe’dthoughtaboutbecomingapilot.“ItoldhimIdidn’tthinkIwassmartenough;butthenextdayhetookmetothecockpit(駕駛艙)ofthecommercialairplaneheflew,andjustlikethatIwashooked.”Tofollowhisdream,IrvingturneddownafootballscholarshiptotheUniversityofFlorida.Hewashedairplanestoearnmoneyforaflightschoolandincreasedhisflyingskillsbypractisingathomeona$40flightsimulator(模擬)videogame.Thenanotherdreamtookhold:flyingalonearoundtheworld.Hefacedmorethan50rejectionsforsponsorshipbeforeconvincingsomecompaniestodonateaircraftcomponents.Hetookoffwithnoweatherradar,node-icingsystem,andjust$30inhispocket.“IliketodothingspeoplesayIcan’tdo.”After97days,26stopsanddozensofthunderstorms,hetoucheddowntoacheeringcrowdinMiami.“Itwasseeingsomanyyoungpeoplewatchingandlisteningthatpushedmeintogivingbackwithmyknowledgeandexperience.”Irvinghasbeendoingiteversince.Hesetuphisnon-profit-makingorganization,ExperienceAviation(航空),aimingtoincreasethenumbersofyouthinaviationandscience-relatedcareers.Kidsattendprogrammesdealingwithhands-onroboticsprojectsandflightsimulatorchallenges.“Wewanttocreatechancesforstudentstoaccomplishsomethingamazing,”henotes.PerhapsIrving’smostpowerfuleducationaltoolistheexamplehisownlifeprovides.Afterlandinghisrecord-breakingflightatage23,hesaid,“EveryonetoldmeIwastooyoung,thatIdidn’thaveenoughexperience,strength,orknowledge.TheytoldmeitwouldtakeforeverandI’dnevercomehome.Well...guesswhat?”1、AccordingtoIrving,whatisthemostimportantinachievingsuccess?A．Meetingpeoplewhoprovideunexpectedhelp.B．Gettingachancetostudytechnicalknowledge.C．Havingsomethingspecificthatyouwanttoaccomplish.D．Developingcommunicationwithdifferentorganizations.2、WhatIrvingrepliedtothepilotinthebookstoresuggestedthat______.A．hefeltembarrassedtorefusetheofferB．hewasdoubtfulabouthisownabilitiesC．heknewhiseffortswouldberewardedD．herealizedimmediatelyhowluckyhewas3、WhatcanwelearnaboutIrvinginParagraph3?A．Hechosetoreducehisbudgetaslowaspossible.B．Hewasfinallygivenenoughmoneytokeepgoing.C．Hegotthemostusefulflyingtipsfromhisvideogame.D．Hetookonafurtherchallengeafterheknewhowtofly.4、Irvingsetuphisnon-profit-makingorganizationbecause______.A．hehopedtobecomeapublicfigureB．heexpectedtostartabusinessinotherfieldsC．hesawtherewasgreatinterestinwhathewasdoingD．hethoughthecouldteachmorethanflightschoolscouldText3SilviaMaierworksattheUniversityofZurich,Switzerland.Sheandhercolleaguesinvited51youngmenintothelabfor3hoursoftests.Theyshowedeachman180fooditemsonacomputer.Eachtime,theyaskedthementojudgehowhealthy,tastyandappealingthefoodwas.Thentheresearchersstressedout29ofthemen.Theydidthisbyaskingeachtoputonehandinicewaterforthreeminutes.Ifthewaterwastoounpleasant,thevolunteerscouldremovetheirhands,butmustcontinuelookingintoavideocamera.Themenwerealsoencouragedtoputtheirhandsbackintothecoldwater.Allthewhile,aresearcherwatchedandvideotapedtheordeal(考驗).Another22menheldonehandinwarmwater.Theywerenotvideotaped.Afterward,theresearchersshowedeachmanaseriesoftwofooditems.Theydidthis210times.Andbeforemakingchoices,themenweretoldtochoosethehealthierofthetwoitems.Whenthetestingwasover,thescientistsgavethevolunteersasnack.Eachmangotoneoftheitemshehadsaidthathepreferred.Despitebeingcoachedtochoosehealthyfoods,thestressedmenprovedmorelikelytopickthelesshealthy.Theresearchersalsoperformedbrainscansofthevolunteers.Itshowedwhatpartofthebrainwasactiveastheymadetheirchoices.“Ourfindingsindicatethatstressaffectsthedecisionmaking,”Maier’steamconcluded.Anditdoesthisbychangingtwobrainpathways.Oneaffectssensoryinformation,suchastaste.Theotheraffectsaperson’sabilitytomakedecisionssuchaseatingwhatisgoodforus.Morestudieswillbeneededtoconfirmthenewfindings.Buttheearlysignssuggestthatstressnotonlymakesjunkfoodmoreappealing,butalsoweakensthebrain’sabilitytoresisteatingit.1、Howdidthescientistsmainlygettheresult?A．Bydoingexperiments.B．Byaskingquestions.C．Byconductingsurveys.D．Bysecretobservations.2、ThecoldwaterusedintheexperimentmaymakemenfeelA．pleasantB．frightenedC．relaxedD．stressed3、Whydidthescientistsscanthebrainsofthevolunteers?A．TheywantedtofindtheIQofthem.B．Theywantedtoobservetheactivitiesoftheirbrains.C．Theywantedtodiscoverthepotentialdiseaseofthem.D．Theywantedtoknowthehealthconditionsofthem.4、Whatdoesthelastparagraphimply?A．ThenewSwissstudyisthefinalconclusion.B．Stressmayincreaseself-controlineating.C．Stressmakesjunkfoodmoreattractive.D．Itiseasyforstressedpeopletoresisttastyfoods.Text4LivingMusicintheHomeLivingmusicintheHomeisaWaldorf-inspiredresourceforparentsandteacherswhowishtosharethejoyofmusicwiththeirchildrenandstudent.Weprovidemusicaltrainingforadultssotheycanmakemusicintheirhomesandclassrooms.NEW!Inadditiontoouronlineofferings(seebelow),wearenowofferingin-personparent-childmusicclassesinwesternMassachusetts.WeinviteyoutocometojoinusforBabySongandChildSong,offeredattheCottageGarden.CLICKHEREFORMOREINFORMATIONCLICKHEREFORREGISTEROURONLINECOURSESFindingYourInnerVoiceInstructor:MichellePrindle(about)Available:March17Thiscourseoffersinstructioninvocal(唱歌的)techniquethatwillhelpparentsandteacherstofindtheirinnervoice.Thecourseremovesmodemmisunderstandingsaboutthevoice.Itoffersadviceonovercomingpsychologicalboundariestojoyfulsinging.Thisisdonethroughpractical,confidence-buildingexercisethatparentsandteacherscanpracticeintheirownhomesalongwiththevideosandaudiofilesprovided.Thecoursealsooffersavarietyofsongsforsingingwithchildren.MoodoftheFifthInstructor:DanPrindle(About)Available:March17Thiscoursebeginsbygivingparentsandteachersasolidfoundationinthebasicsofwesternmusictheorythatarenecessaryforunderstandingmusicinthemoodofthefifth.Theseincludethefundamentalsofmusictheory(basicsofpitchandrhythm).Thecoursethencontinuestodefinethemoodofthefifth,describeitselementsandgiveavarietyofexamples.Thiscourseprovidesthenecessaryknowledgeforparentsandteacherstofullyunderstandthisoftenunclearlydefinedconcept.1、IfTomewhodoesn’thaveacomputerwantstousetheresource,hecan.A．callMichellePrindledirectlyB．takethecourseFindingYourInnerVoiceC．joininBabySongandChildsongattheCottageGardenD．takein-personmusicclassesineasternMassachusetts2、Whatcanteachersandparentslearnintheonlinecourses?A．Instructioninvocaltechnique.B．Howtobreathewhilerunning.C．Varioussongssuitableforadults.D．Howtodealwithchildrensuccessfully.3、Onecanlearnaboutwesternmusicbytaking.A．MoodoftheFifthB．FindingYourInnerVoiceC．in-personparent-childlessonsD．a(chǎn)nyoftheonlinecoursesmentioned4、Thistextismostprobablytakenfroma.A．sciencejournalB．travelguideC．storybookD．websitePartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)FamousIrishpoetOscarWilde(54-100)oncewrote:“Ah!Realizeyouryouthwhileyouhaveit”Hepointedouttheimportanttruthabouthowpreciousyouthisinone’sjourneythroughlifeHowever,thepopularinternetslangwordfoxi(佛系)–or“Buddhist”–1．(challenge)thisnormbyencouragingyoungpeopletoremaincalmandpeacefulandavoidconflictasmuchaspossible–inotherwords,tolivelikeaBuddhaThephrase2．(create)inJapanin2014todescribeyoungmenwhonolongerbothertostartrelationshipswithwomenorfollowsomeoneelse’slifepathTheyprefertostayintheirownpeacefulworldwithout3．(disturb)andcarelittleaboutpassionandsuccessNow,ChineseinternetusersarepairingthephrasewithotherwordstodescribeasimilarmindsetForexample,“Buddhiststudents”arethosewhostudyjusttherightamount–theydon’tcutclass,butneither4．theyburnthemidnightoil,eitherTherearealso“Buddhistparents”,whointerferelittle5．theirchildren’slivesandletthemdevelop6．theylike–theoppositeof“helicopterparents”Inthisfast-changingandcompetitiveworld,it’sonlynaturalthatpeopleareseekingaspiritualanchorHowever,somewouldcomparefoxiwith“demotivational(喪)culture”–aphrasethatdescribesyoungpeoplewhofeelaimlessandpowerlessTheysaythatfoxiactuallyreflectsthereality7．youngpeoplearelosingtheirwilltofightTheyarepretendingtokeepahealthyandwiseattitudetowardfailuresimply8．they’reincapableofsucceedingButnomatterwhat,thereisonethingthat“Buddhistyoungsters”shouldkeepinmind:Youmaywanttokeepacalmmindsetregardingfailure,butyou9．a(chǎn)lsobepassionateandpositiveaboutschool,workandlifeAfterall,Wildealsowrote:“Livethewonderfullifethatisinyou!Let10．belostuponyouBealwayssearchingfornewsensationsBeafraidofnothing”Directions：Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankOnanotherwiseordinaryafternooninmid-December,theHakatatoTokyoexpresspulledintoNegoyaandathousandpassengerswereordered1．thetrainTheburningsmellandunusualsoundturnedouttobecracksinthechassis（底盤）ItwasthefirsttimethattheShinkansen（新干線），thecountry’ssymbolofindustrialpowerand“madeinJapan”engineeringquality,2．（give）waytoanofficiallycalled“seriousincident”O(jiān)nceuponatime,thecrackswouldhavebeenunthinkable;thenation—3．theoutsideworld—haslongbeenconditionedtothinkofJapanesemanufacturingasperfectButaftersufferingasuccessionofdifferentscandalsJapan’sproblemisthatimperfectionisfarlessuntbinkablethanit4．beThebullettrainbreakdownmarksthepeakofmonthsofpublicadmissionsbysomeofJapan’sgreatestnames—includingNissanMotorSubaru,TorayIndustries,KobeSteelandMitsubishiMaterials—5．theyhaveeitherbeencheatingonqualitytestsorfakingdocuments6．（sell）productsofalowerqualitythanstatedForanindustrialeconomythathasbuiltitsglobalfameonitsreputationforquality,thesearenerve-rackingtimesNoonethoughtthatJapanesecompanieswerebasicallymorehonestthantheircompetitorsaroundtheworld,saysoneformerToshibaexecutive,7．therewasanassumptionbothinsideandoutsideJapanthateveryoneonthefactoryfloorwasdevotedtotheperfectionofmonozukuri8．craftsmanshipthatrepresentswhatisarguablytheproudestJapanesecorporateboasts“Thatassumptionis9．hastakentheheaviestbeating,”hesaidWhenHiroyaKawasaki,thechiefexecutiveofKobeSteel,firstconfessedthatthecompanyhadbeentakingpartindatafalsification（偽造）10．（data）backtothe1970s,hisstatementwasalmostapocalyptic（預(yù)示災(zāi)難的）“Trustinourcompanyhasfallentozero,”hesaidSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)HowtopersuadepeopleConvincingpeoplethatyourwayisthebestwayisoftenverydifficult—especiallywhenyou’renotquitesurewhythey’resayingno.Thetrickistogetthemwonderingwhythey’resayingno.1、.Understandhowtimingiseverything.Knowinghowtopersuadepeopleisn’tjustinwordsandbodylanguage—it’salsoinknowingtherighttimetotalktothem.2、,youwillmostlikelyachievefaster,betterresults.Gettoknowthem.Alargepartofwhetherornotpersuasioniseffectiveisbasedonthegeneralrelationshipbetweenyouandyourclient/son/friend/employee.Ifyoudon’tknowthepersonwell,it’svitaltostartbuildingthisrelationshipimmediately—findcommongroundassoonaspossible.Humans,ingeneral,aremorefondofpeoplethataresimilartothem.3、.4、.Peoplearemorepersuadedbyafast,confidenttalkerthanaccuracy.Thefasteryoutalk,thelesstimeyourlistenerhastoprocesswhatyou’vesaidandquestionit.Youmaycreatethefeelingthatyoutrulygraspthesubjectbyrunningthroughthefactsatwarpspeed,confidentofthemall.Createurgency.Inordertogetpeopletoactinthemoment,youhavetobeabletocreateasenseofurgency.5、,it’sunlikelythey’llchangetheirmindsinthefuture.Youmustpersuadepeopleinthepresent;it’sallthatmatters.A．TalkfastB．CommunicatewithothersC．IfsomeoneisawareofthisD．Andwiththerighttricks,youcandoitE.SofindparallelsandmakethemknownF.Ifthey’renotmotivatedenoughtowantwhateveryouhaverightnowG.IfyouapproachpeoplewhentheyaremorerelaxedandopentodiscussionHowsimilararelanguageandmusicLanguageispartofourdailylives,nomatterwherewelivemtheworld.1、Bothlanguageandmusicplayahugeroleinourcultureandherearesomeoftheirsimilarities.·Bothlanguageandmusichaveawritingsystem.InEnglishwerecordlanguageusingthealphabet,whichisacollectionofl